Fred Hargreaves should not be confused with Fred Hargreaves (footballer born 1884).
| Fred Hargreaves | |
| Fullname: | Frederick William Hargreaves |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1858 |
| Birth Place: | Blackburn, England |
| Death Place: | Wilpshire, England |
| Position: | Half-back |
| Clubs1: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Nationalyears1: | 1880–1882 |
| Nationalteam1: | England |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Frederick William Hargreaves (16 August 1858 – 5 April 1897) was an English footballer who represented the England national team. He also played first-class cricket with Lancashire.
A member of the Malvern College[1] 1st XI team, Hargreaves played his club football for the Blackburn Rovers and was a half-back in their team which lost the 1882 FA Cup Final.[1] His first international cap for England came in 1880 when he took the field against Wales, with England winning 3–2.[1] The following year he made an appearance in another international against Wales but this time finished on the losing side.[1] In 1882, he claimed his third and final cap in a convincing 13–0 victory over Ireland.[1] As of January 2013, this remains England's highest ever winning margin.
His brother John Hargreaves also played at Blackburn and represented England.
An amateur cricketer who was previously a member of Malvern's First Eleven Cricket team, he appeared in his only first-class cricket match in 1881, against Derbyshire. Hargreaves was dismissed by George Osborne for a duck in his only innings and took a couple of catches.[2] He played club cricket at Blackburn's East Lancashire Cricket Club.[3]